New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
MR.. SIMMS'S INCUBUS.
AN ALARM IN THE NIGHT.

settled place" that was very busy ana Noisy L
requested explanation from Mrs NARROW ana she
,nformed me that the Twomile was a shoemakng
village lust two miles from the centre of the town.
hence its descriptive name.
Randy Rankin il the person who Is said to have ex-
n, essed the opinion that IL wasn't proper for two
women to live alone in tent with such kind OF
dog as Max This remark left iu doubt the propriety
of living with terrier. even Newfoundland as a
companion. Randy has been to make two days
visit to Mrs. MARROW. and she came to call upon u.s.
We ars now thoroughly settled at housekeeping. Our
kerosene stove has come, and now in the full
and successful tide OF boarding ourselves We have
consequently, not tasted fish, lobster or clans tor
several DAYS As the butcher comes but once week
before the opens. we have had rather scram-
bling time to procure food and have subssted mostly
on eggs, milk and crackers. The two women who
live On the slope of the hill near u.s. and who were so
interested in unpacking, have each kindly con-
tributed to stores, one Loaf oil brown bread the
other sheet of gingerbread. We we're twice CRATE
full first for the food itself secondly, that 1t did not
como in the shape OF any kind OF fish.
Our tent is very comfortable; we rejoice IN our
independence, and in our capacity TO eating and
sleeping. We even beginning to come out OF our
purely animal and look with eyes that see upon
the beauty of our surroundings
II Ia pleasant to be perched we are so near the
ocean to be almost it, and to have its various
sounds continually in ears.
The tent faces the east and when we sit In the
door of it of an afternoon we spend much time In
most prominent object in the wide sweep OF waters
Everybod knows the charm Of watching the different
sails coming and going. The stimulating air Is always
in our nostrils We are having q realizing sense
that camping out at the shore. since June
began grow ward tho middle OF its days We see
with our opera glasses when We gaze toward the
crooked line of shore stretching west here and there
cottage with open doors and winioT vs. The
cottagors gradually coming but not until alter
the Fourth OF July will the season be really open
1t Is sad to have to record the fact that Cs2n Asel
has been confined his house for two or three days
nv an attack of rheumatism, which is said to have
bee. brought Oh by staying ont too late one damp
nirht watching TO what time Mr.. Morse wonld
get home with load OF hay iron: the harbor. Not
having the CapD, we are IN entire Ignorance OF
the usual small items concerning the Inhabitants OF
the ridge We only know that tho house at the end
of the mash, whore took our meals, has been the
scene OF great trbulation. Two nights ago. In the
dead waist and middle, the household OF the Widow
NARROW we're startled by cry from tho front OF the
house This cry was twice repeated before it reused
the widow
"Man on the roofp wore the words, shouted in the
same generally used to announce that there Is "a
man overheard.
By the time Mrs Mario, had huddled on few
clothes there was great pounding at the front door,
and now Mrs. NARROW recognized Marsh Yatess voice
as he cried out
Don't be- scarf. MISS NARROW, but there's man on
the root. thought We might like to know it,"
Certainly it must always be well TO know such times
as there il q man on the roof Mrs NARROW fastened
to uDiasten the door, and as she hung II open she
cried out:
p" oh. do. Marsh. go up and git him down"
" You don't calkilate en- shin up the side OF
house, do We ~ responded Marsh who had been play
ing "high-low-Jack" somewhere and had been
good while in starting for home.
4" | don't care how We git mp" said Mrs. NARROW,
only Jest git up n shoe him down.
She spoke in her haste, as il she were referring to
SONS kind of fowl.
While this Darrylng was going another actor
appeared OIL the scene. This Mrs. Waters with
an immense blanket shawl trailing on the floor behind
her. and a shade hat her head.
"Oh, M brother" she exclaimed. trying to wiring
her hands and hold up her shawl a; the same time.
Mrs MARROW tried.
"Cant yc let yolr brother alone r sho asked sharp
IT, There's man on the root, n we are trying to
git him down"
On tho root :, repeated Mrs. Waters wildly. It's
my brother, then--it's Thomas lie has IN incubus
Oh, get him down! Somebody
Marsh urched up a little nearer.
"A incubus - he said with great interest Has he
got onei Has he got il with him ~
" He isn't in his ROOM" went on Mrs. Waters.
Oh why doesn't somebody do something's
Marsh gently seized the lady by tho arm and
walked her out so that good view of the roof might
be obtained IL so late that the moon was up
and gaSe light enough to reveal distinctly tue figure
Of man dressed in "A long who nishtrobe and stand
ing looking about him with one ha0d on the chimney.
+" Is that your brotherr asked Marsh
ayes said Mrs. Waters in a whisper
You en- be easy bout the incubus" said Marsh Ia
the same tons We see he amt gotta solitary thing
with him."
For i've minutes there was bewildermcnt and indie
csion As she became more calm Mrs. Waters was
afraid to have anything done for fear of startling her
br other Before she colld thnk OF any to make
Mr.. Thomas Smms started somewhat as If from
tranc, chung tightly to the chimney, and then Mrs.
NARROW spoke up promptly.
"You must have gone up through the skylighr Mr..
Smms. II you'd better come down the same way"
=" shall fall" quayerod the man ON the roof
guess en- see my way now, said Marsh
He slipted Oh his shoes-he wore stockings-and
was Immediately conducted two lights of stairs by
Mrs NARROW closely followed by Mrs. Waters. Marsh
moved rs easily cat on his bare feet along tho
roof ard had soon conducted Mr.. Simms, now
thoroughly awake. back to his room where he was
carefully minstered to by his sister. who announced
that fried clans must have been the original cause OF
this particular incubus.
Marsh Yates rs he put his shoes, tod Mrs. Mar
low that he'd no idea that the old chap such
risky kind of a Teller. lie recommended that the sky
light be kept oeked after this And he congratulated
himself that he had stopped to play that last game OF
hgh-low for if he hadn't twoud be hard teliin what
would have been the end oil them hghJinKs that DR.
Simms II.
IL would be hardly possible to tell how much we
have all talked about this incident We have dis
cnssed it in all its bearings; then have immediately
begun and gone all over it again with infinite interest.
Each of tho women the hill has been to call on us
separately and talked oft; then they have come
together and converted on this subject; Mr. Morse
has called aud gone over every minutost phase. We
have really been sorry that Capn Ase Is deprived of
this happiness. Maria Jane Yates concluded her
remarks by guessing that Mr. Smms was plaguey
fussy old thing, and it would have been no great
los, if he'd broken mis- neck, he would have done
If it hadn't ben for Marsh" She was plainly proud
of Marsh's connection with the affair.
It was Randy Rankin who first told us about tho
adventure and rescue of Mr.. Simms. She came over
from the Two-me early tho very morning after
tue butcher gave her lift aud she walked the rest
of the way She told the story with even more full
than I have riyen narratinl explicitly